The Harnett Central Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Triton Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Harnett Central is headed into the matchup having not lost since August 26 and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand Pine Forest a 4-0 shutout on Wednesday. That's two games straight that Harnett Central has won by exactly four goals.
Meanwhile, Triton entered their tilt with Overhills on Wednesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Everything went their way against the Jaguars as they made off with a 3-0 victory. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 170th, while the Jaguars are ranked 432nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Elias Lopez and
Tzuriel Morales-Olvera scored all three of Triton's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 20 goals.
Harnett Central's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2-1. As for Triton, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
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